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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1575 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 73 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-660 - 202 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-660 - $98.71 vs $109.64
- Up to 16% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-660 - $0.54 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
202
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€109.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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